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Scripture Engagement Training

At a forthcoming workshop, I have the privilege of offering a face-to-face three-day training track about Scripture Engagement (SE), teaching some principles and working together on real life issues you may face in your project or region. There will also be a mini SE training track on SE research.

In some Bible translation circles it has been taken for granted that Bible translation on its own, or Bible translation plus literacy, will solve all of a community's Scripture access problems. Unfortunately, this has not always been the case. There are many factors, including illiteracy, multilingualism, fear of persecution by the majority group, lack of knowledge of the background to the Bible, and problems with distribution (or the Bible being distributed in an unhelpful media or format).

Specialists in Scripture Engagement help those involved in the wider Bible translation movement such as exegetes and programme managers explore some of the different things that help or hinder people in their use of the Bible.


What is Scripture engagement? It is about people’s lives being transformed as they engage with God through His Word. Sometimes this happens for a whole community, not just a few individuals.

Are you new to Scripture engagement? Or would you like to hone your SE skills and knowledge? In the SE track we aim to teach you the Eight Conditions for SE. In case you have not heard of them, they are:
We use interactive teaching methods, involving much group work. This is an introductory course. Therefore, we cover a lot of topics, including trauma healing, working with those who follow other major religions such as Buddhism, digital engagement (including the use of social media), and oral Bible storying. Each group will be asked to choose one project to discuss as a case study. There will be an opportunity at the end for each small group to present the results of their discussions to the whole group. If you would like any other information, please write to David Gray.

So, come along and share what you know about SE, or come along and learn more about it. I look forward to meeting you!

David Gray



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